Leader of the left-wing Greens Adam Bandt has been criticised for “virtue-signalling” after he pushed the Australian flag out of the TV camera shot in his press conference.
On Monday afternoon, before Bandt and Deputy Greens leader Mehreen Faruqi arrived at the Commonwealth Parliamentary Offices in the Sydney CBD, a member of the Greens pushed the Australian flag to the side while the Aboriginal and Torress Strait Islander flags remained in the centre.
When asked about the move, Bandt said that the Australian flag was “hurtful” to Australian Aboriginals. He also told the ABC that he usually has it removed before he speaks.
